Arsenic in Rice: Full Analytical Results from Rice/Rice Product Sampling - September 2012

On September 19, 2012, the FDA released the first analytical results of nearly 200 samples of rice and rice products collected since in the U.S. marketplace. The FDA is collecting and analyzing more than 1,000 additional rice and rice product samples, and will post additional data as results become available.

Sample ID

Product Category

Sample Description

Country of Origin

Total As (ppb1)dry wt

Inorganic As (ppb) dry wt

DMA (ppb) dry wt

MMA (ppb) dry wt

Inorganic As per serving (mcg/servingc)

728638

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain White Rice Fully Cooked, parboiled

NDa

91.2

71

22

TRb

3.2

492963

Rice (non-Basmati)

Ready to Serve Long Grain White Rice Fully Cooked, parboiled

ND

95.8

73

TR

0

3.3

721866B

Rice (non-Basmati)

Organic Carnaroli

Italy

112

94

31

0

4.2

721856A

Rice (non-Basmati)

Whole Grain Red

USA

126

88

26

0

4.0

721868A

Rice (non-Basmati)

Wild Riced

USA

127

134

TR

0

6.0

721857

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Brown

USA

149

114

23

0

5.1

721860B

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Brown

USA

162

120

28

0

5.4

721868B

Rice (non-Basmati)

Cracked Wild Rice

USA

173

137

TR

0

6.2

721856B

Rice (non-Basmati)

Wild Rice

USA

174

130

45

0

5.9

720004

Rice (non-Basmati)

Medium Grain Rice

USA

184

97

83

TR

4.4

725138

Rice (non-Basmati)

Instant Enriched Long Grain

ND

184

49

129

TR

2.2

725130

Rice (non-Basmati)

Whole Grain Brown Pre-cooked parboiled

ND

185

79

83

0

3.6

725139

Rice (non-Basmati)

Enriched Rice Long Grain

ND

193

105

79

TR

4.7

492961

Rice (non-Basmati)

Instant Enriched Long Grain

USA

203

66

126

TR

3.0

721869

Rice (non-Basmati)

Extra Long Grain Rice

USA

216

153

94

0

6.9

720000

Rice (non-Basmati)

Enriched Long Grain

ND

232

120

118

0

5.4

492965

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain, Enriched Pre-cooked

ND

244

59

189

TR

2.7

720008

Rice (non-Basmati)

Extra Long Grain

USA

249

152

114

TR

6.8

725137

Rice (non-Basmati)

Brown Rice Natural Long Grain

ND

256

216

66

TR

9.7

720005

Rice (non-Basmati)

Enriched Long Grain Rice

USA

270

130

120

TR

5.9

242774

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Rice

USA

272

138

136

TR

6.2

720003

Rice (non-Basmati)

Extra Long Grain

USA

277

120

127

TR

5.4

720009

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Brown Whole

USA

281

202

97

TR

9.1

720006

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Brown Rice

ND

282

226

49

TR

10.2

720122

Rice (non-Basmati)

Whole Grain Brown Rice

USA

288

148

174

TR

6.6

70139

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain White

USA

292

128

156

TR

5.8

720010

Rice (non-Basmati)

Extra Long Grain

USA

295

178

143

TR

8.0

70137

Rice (non-Basmati)

Extra Long Grain

USA

300

147

166

TR

6.6

721864A

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Brown Rice Extra Fancy

USA

302

209

99

TR

9.4

721877

Rice (non-Basmati)

Extra Long Grain

USA

307

152

146

TR

6.8

720125

Rice (non-Basmati)

Brown Rice Whole Grain

USA

313

183

174

TR

8.2

719998

Rice (non-Basmati)

Extra Long Grain Rice

USA

322

130

147

TR

5.9

719999

Rice (non-Basmati)

Brown Natural Whole Grain

USA

333

186

91

TR

8.4

70134

Rice (non-Basmati)

Whole Grain Brown

USA

335

177

111

TR

8.0

720007

Rice (non-Basmati)

Medium Grain

USA

336

138

216

TR

6.2

719997

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Rice

USA

338

137

171

TR

6.2

70136

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Brown Rice

USA

340

231

99

TR

10.4

242777

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Rice

ND

344

152

193

TR

6.8

720121

Rice (non-Basmati)

Whole Grain Brown Rice

USA

345

230

147

TR

10.4

492958

Rice (non-Basmati)

Whole Grain, Long Grain

USA

349

196

137

TR

8.8

720120

Rice (non-Basmati)

Whole Grain Brown Rice

USA

351

210

183

TR

9.4

492960

Rice (non-Basmati)

Enriched Parboiled Long Grain

USA

362

165

188

TR

7.4

70138

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain

USA

363

166

200

TR

7.4

720001

Rice (non-Basmati)

Long Grain Natural Brown Rice

USA

365

233

94

TR

10.5

720123

Rice (non-Basmati)

Whole Grain Brown Rice

USA

367

175

234

TR

7.9

492962

Rice (non-Basmati)

Brown Rice Natural Long Grain

ND

373

168

144

TR

7.6

70135

Rice (non-Basmati)

Brown Natural Whole Grain

USA

400

247

135

TR

11.1

492959

Rice (non-Basmati)

Enriched Extra Long Grain

USA

476

144

315

TR

6.5

720124

Rice (non-Basmati)

Xtra Long Grain Rice

USA

559

157

491

TR

7.1

728648

Basmati Rice

Fully Cooked

India

TR

NSe

NS

NS

NCf

720113

Basmati Rice

Pure Basmati Rice

India

46.5

TR

TR

0

NC

720015

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

51.2

41

TR

0

1.8

721854B

Basmati Rice

White Basmati

USA

53.4

27

TR

0

1.2

720011

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

57.4

47

24

0

2.1

720022

Basmati Rice

Pure Basmati Rice

India

70.6

48

TR

0

2.2

720117A

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

71.4

41

21

0

1.8

70140

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

ND

71.9

54

29

0

2.4

70141

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

ND

75.4

50

24

0

2.3

720111

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

76.8

53

26

TR

2.4

720012

Basmati Rice

White Basmati

USA

77.7

50

41

0

2.3

721864B

Basmati Rice

Indian Basmati White

India

79.2

65

30

0

2.9

721875

Basmati Rice

Boil-in-Bag

India

79.8

52

24

0

2.3

721865R

Basmati Rice

Indian Basmati Aged

India

80.6

42

21

0

1.9

728649

Basmati Rice

Aged

India

80.7

69

24

0

3.1

721863B

Basmati Rice

Short Grain White

USA

80.9

52

45

TR

2.3

720021

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

81.1

46

24

0

2.1

728650

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

81.3

47

25

0

2.1

728645

Basmati Rice

White Basmati Rice

India

82

73

TR

0

3.3

728652

Basmati Rice

Boil-in-Bag

India

83.4

46

25

0

2.1

492964

Basmati Rice

Basmati White, Boil-in-bag

India

84.4

50

24

0

2.3

720013

Basmati Rice

California Brown

USA

84.4

87

22

0

3.9

720127

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

85.5

55

25

0

2.5

720129

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

85.8

47

24

0

2.1

242778

Basmati Rice

Organic Brown Basmati

USA

85.9

66

TR

0

3.0

492966

Basmati Rice

Aged Milled

India

87.6

65

TR

0

2.9

721858B

Basmati Rice

White Basmati Rice

India

89.0

86

22

0

3.9

728653

Basmati Rice

White Basmati Rice

India

98.6

77

TR

0

3.5

720126

Basmati Rice

California White Organic

USA

98.7

50

39

0

2.3

720114

Basmati Rice

Organic White Basmati

USA

99.4

52

44

0

2.3

720109A

Basmati Rice

Organic White Basmati

USA

101

52

43

0

2.3

720128

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

101

54

25

0

2.4

720109B

Basmati Rice

Organic White Basmati

USA

103

56

46

0

2.5

728646

Basmati Rice

Quick-Cook Organic Brown, parboiled

India

106

82

30

0

3.7

728644

Basmati Rice

Organic

India

109

89

42

0

4.0

721863A

Basmati Rice

Imported Aged

India

121

72

26

0

3.2

720020

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

125

82

TR

0

3.7

728647

Basmati Rice

Brown Basmati Rice

India

128

124

26

0

5.6

720016

Basmati Rice

Brown

India

134

134

22

0

6.0

721855B

Basmati Rice

Brown Basmati Rice

India

136

127

TR

0

5.7

721857B

Basmati Rice

Organic White Basmati Rice

India

149

86

50

0

3.9

728654

Basmati Rice

Brown Basmati Rice

India

155

118

TR

0

5.3

720112

Basmati Rice

Organic Brown Basmati

USA

161

105

42

TR

4.7

721867

Basmati Rice

Organic Aged

India

163

86

59

0

3.9

720130

Basmati Rice

California Brown

USA

178

92

61

0

4.1

720018

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

India

228

144

72

0

6.5

728651

Basmati Rice

Whole Grain Organic Microwave

India

229

NS

NS

NS

NC

721867B

Basmati Rice

Brown

USA

296

199

132

TR

9.0

720110

Basmati Rice

Basmati Brown Rice

USA

307

200

104

TR

9.0

720014

Basmati Rice

Organic Long Grain Brown Basmati

USA

448

146

324

TR

6.6

720019

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

USA

483

107

347

TR

4.8

721866

Basmati Rice

Organic White Basmati

ND

526

105

382

TR

4.7

242771

Rice Cereal

Rice Cereal

NRg

79.0

58

32

0

1.7

719988

Rice Cereal

Rice Squares, Crispy Toasted Gluten Free

NR

103

63

30

0

1.9

719986

Rice Cereal

Cream of Rice

NR

109

64

37

0

2.6

721862B

Rice Cereal

Whole Grain Puffed Rice, whole grain brown rice

NR

110

102

30

0

1.5

70147

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice Gluten Free Whole Grain Brown

NR

115

97

31

0

2.9

70146

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice Gluten Free Whole Grain Brown

NR

117

106

31

0

3.2

721859B

Rice Cereal

Organic Puffs

NR

122

103

42

0

1.5

725131

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice Gluten-free Whole Grain Brown Rice

NR

124

105

31

0

3.2

242775

Rice Cereal

Whole Grain Puffed Rice, whole grain brown rice

NR

130

106

26

0

1.6

492957

Rice Cereal

Crispy Brown Rice Organic

NR

132

108

25

0

3.2

721859

Rice Cereal

Crispy Brown Rice Gluten Free Organic

NR

137

113

25

0

3.4

70142

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice Toasted

NR

141

107

66

0

3.2

719987

Rice Cereal

Puffed Brown Rice

NR

144

127

36

0

1.9

719990

Rice Cereal

Fruity Dyno-Bites

NR

148

76

54

0

2.3

719984

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice

NR

163

129

43

0

3.9

242770

Rice Cereal

Rice Cereal

NR

168

125

53

0

3.8

719989

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice

NR

195

128

93

0

3.8

70143

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice Toasted

NR

207

129

96

TR

3.9

721869B

Rice Cereal

Crisp Rice Toasted

NR

217

138

99

TR

4.1

70149

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice Toasted

NR

222

131

115

0

3.9

70145

Rice Cereal

Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal (infant)

NR

252

215

62

TR

3.2

725132

Rice Cereal

Rice Chex Gluten-free

NR

265

143

147

TR

4.3

720341

Rice Cereal

Organic Whole Grain Rice Cereal (infant)

NR

265

196

53

TR

2.9

719985

Rice Cereal

Crispy Toasted Rice

NR

270

129

123

TR

3.9

719983

Rice Cereal

Rice Single Grain (infant)

NR

282

131

133

TR

2.0

725134

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice Toasted

NR

286

119

107

TR

3.6

721874

Rice Cereal

Crispy Rice Toasted

NR

308

139

174

0

4.2

719982

Rice Cereal

Honey Rice Gluten Free

NR

314

135

176

TR

4.1

70144

Rice Cereal

Organic Brown Rice Crisps

NR

368

238

90

TR

7.1

720342

Rice Cereal

Organic Brown Rice Crisps

NR

380

242

99

TR

7.3

719981

Rice Cereal

Gluten Free Cream of Brown Rice

NR

402

243

152

TR

9.7

725133

Rice Cereal

Puffed Rice

NR

723

118

493

TR

1.8

728639

Rice Cakes

Brown Lightly Salted

NR

104

104

TR

0

3.1

721871

Rice Cakes

Wild Organic Gluten-free Vegan Lightly Salted

NR

129

100

36

0

3.0

728640

Rice Cakes

Organic Brown

NR

130

106

38

0

3.2

721878

Rice Cakes

Organic Brown

NR

149

104

37

0

3.1

721858

Rice Cakes

Brown Rice Organic Salt-free

NR

159

127

36

0

3.8

720119

Rice Cakes

Caramel Corn Gluten-free

NR

174

102

68

TR

3.1

721862A

Rice Cakes

Brown Salt Free

NR

177

159

34

0

4.8

719991

Rice Cakes

Brown Rice Organic Salt-free

NR

182

124

52

0

3.7

242776

Rice Cakes

Brown Rice Whole Grain Lightly Salted

NR

196

155

32

0

4.7

719994

Rice Cakes

Organic Unsalted

NR

198

101

96

TR

3.0

719993

Rice Cakes

Organic Unsalted

NR

201

99

106

TR

3.0

720117B

Rice Cakes

Butter Popped Corn

NR

225

186

89

TR

5.6

721876

Rice Cakes

Lightly Salted

NR

246

153

83

TR

4.6

70132

Rice Cakes

Salt Free

NR

255

210

80

TR

6.3

721865B

Rice Cakes

Salt Free

NR

256

186

82

TR

5.6

728642

Rice Cakes

Salt Free

NR

257

204

71

TR

6.1

725135

Rice Cakes

Plain Salt Free Whole Grain Brown

NR

260

220

69

TR

6.6

719997B

Rice Cakes

Apple Cinnamon

NR

263

171

127

TR

5.1

728641

Rice Cakes

Plain Salt Free Whole Grain Brown

NR

270

216

78

TR

6.5

721865

Rice Cakes

Salt Free, whole grain brown rice

NR

284

227

73

TR

6.8

719996

Rice Cakes

Lightly Salted

NR

288

205

108

TR

6.2

720118

Rice Cakes

Apple Cinnamon

NR

295

166

126

TR

5.0

719995

Rice Cakes

Low Sodium

NR

305

239

90

TR

7.2

720116

Rice Cakes

Butter Popped Corn

NR

314

132

175

TR

4.0

70133

Rice Cakes

Salt Free

NR

315

208

130

TR

6.2

70131

Rice Cakes

Salt Free

NR

331

209

126

TR

6.3

728643

Rice Cakes

Salted Plain Gluten Free

NR

496

253

250

TR

7.6

719992

Rice Cakes

Lightly Salted

NR

534

255

274

TR

7.7

725136

Rice Cakes

Sodium Free Plain Gluten Free

NR

606

273

368

TR

8.2

720115A

Rice Cakes

Salt Free

NR

613

272

354

TR

8.2

720115B

Rice Cakes

Salt Free

NR

617

266

345

TR

8.0

242773

Rice Cakes

Salt Free

NR

620

265

338

TR

8.0

720337

Rice Beverage

Organic Unsweetened Rice Beverage2

NR

5.74

NS

NS

NS

NC

721861 B

Rice Beverage

Organic Unsweetened Rice Beverage

NR

6.00

NS

NS

NS

NC

719978

Rice Beverage

Organic

NR

7.89

NS

NS

NS

NC

70153

Rice Beverage

Ricemilk Vanilla

NR

9.53

NS

NS

NS

NC

720333

Rice Beverage

Enriched Rice Beverage

NR

10.0

NS

NS

NS

NC

721870

Rice Beverage

Rice Beverage

NR

10.4

NS

NS

NS

NC

720336

Rice Beverage

Organic Whole Grain Rice Beverage

NR

11.3

NS

NS

NS

NC

720340

Rice Beverage

Lower Fat Plain Rice Beverage

NR

12.8

NS

NS

NS

NC

720338

Rice Beverage

Organic Rice Beverage

NR

15.1

NS

NS

NS

NC

720339

Rice Beverage

Enriched Rice Beverage

NR

15.2

NS

NS

NS

NC

70148

Rice Beverage

Organic Vanilla Rice Beverage

NR

17.1

NS

NS

NS

NC

70154

Rice Beverage

Original Rice Beverage

NR

17.2

NS

NS

NS

NC

70155

Rice Beverage

Original Rice Beverage

NR

17.2

NS

NS

NS

NC

70151

Rice Beverage

Rice Beverage Original

NR

17.4

NS

NS

NS

NC

70152

Rice Beverage

Rice Beverage Original

NR

17.4

NS

NS

NS

NC

70156

Rice Beverage

Rice Beverage Original

NR

18.4

NS

NS

NS

NC

70150

Rice Beverage

Vanilla Rice Beverage

NR

18.9

NS

NS

NS

NC

719980

Rice Beverage

Organic

NR

25.9

16

27

0

3.8

721860A

Rice Beverage

Rice Beverage Plain

NR

25.9

TR

TR

0

NC

719979

Rice Beverage

Organic

NR

26.0

TR

12

0

NC

721861

Rice Beverage

Rice Drink Original Classic

NR

27.5

TR

14

0

NC

721855

Rice Beverage

Rice Drink Original Enriched

NR

31.3

TR

15

0

NC

719977

Rice Beverage

Organic

NR

31.5

TR

15

0

NC

721854A

Rice Beverage

Rice Drink Organic Original

NR

36.8

14

23

TR

3.4

720334

Rice Beverage

Organic

NR

39.5

TR

25

0

NC

720335

Rice Beverage

Organic

NR

57.1

TR

37

0

NC

242772

Rice Beverage

Organic

NR

58.6

TR

39

TR

NC

719976

Rice Beverage

Organic

NR

59.0

17

40

0

4.1

NOTES:

Sample results based on dry weight with the exception of rice beverage samples.

1ppb = parts per billion (microgram/kilogram)

2Some rice beverages have been marketed as “ricemilk,” a product name consumers could see in supermarkets and consumer materials. However, FDA’s regulations do not contain provisions for the use of the term "ricemilk." Therefore, in this document, the term “rice beverage” includes products that may be marketed as "ricemilk."

aND = Not Determined. FDA is attempting to determine the country of origin.

bTR = Trace. Result is between the detection limit and quantitation limit (see table below).

cServing size based on Reference Amount Customarily Consumed (RACC) per 21CFR 101.12 for each product category:

eNS = Not Speciated - Sample 728648 not speciated because total arsenic value was less than quantitation limit. Sample 728651 not speciated because sample was moldy. Speciation not performed on noted rice beverage samples because total arsenic results were below the threshold level to require speciation.

fNC = Not Calculated. Value of mcg/serving not calculated either because speciation not performed (no inorganic arsenic value determined) or because the amount of inorganic arsenic in the sample was reported as "Trace" (between the detection limit and the quantitation limit).

gNR = Not Recorded - country of origin for processed products would not necessarily reflect the country of origin for the rice in the product.

Limit of Detection (LOD) and Limit of Quantitation (LOQ) - in ppb Note - actual limits may vary depending on the analytical portion used in the analysis. For inorganic arsenic (sum of AsIII and AsV), the limits are the sum of the individual species.